Scuba Diving Conditions Report for Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales Swell is set to be low on the South Wales coast this weekend and the northerly wind should help to keep it low. The tidal range is also good this weekend, with a high of approx. 8m and a low of around 3m we should […]

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales We should see low swell with acceptable wind strength across the weekend. However we're set to see some huge tides over the next few days, 9 - 10m creating some very challenging conditions. Certain areas of South Wales could be an option with the depth of […]

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales It's bank holiday weekend and typically South Wales has decided to throw a spanner in the works for diving. We're due some big swell over the weekend into Monday, possibly reaching 6ft - 9ft and on top of that the wind is set up be […]

This weekend saw us take our latest 5 students to The National Diving and Activity Centre in Chepstow to complete their PADI Open Water Diver qualification after they completed their referral dives in Hebron Hall, Cardiff earlier in the year. We're pleased to say we had a 100% pass rate. The final qualification dives took […]

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales The weather is looking quite good for this time of year this weekend and the swell has eased up, particularly over the weekend, meaning the diving conditions could be acceptable in the regions of Swansea and South Wales over the next few days. We are, however, […]

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales The weather isn't looking too bad for this weekend and the wind and swell has eased up, meaning the diving conditions could be acceptable in the regions of Swansea and South Wales over the next few days. Watch for poor visibility due to the sea […]

Scuba Diving conditions report for Cardiff, Swansea, South Wales  - The weathers certainly not great for diving in South Wales at the moment. The wind is high Westerlies and South Westerlies which will affect all the beaches along the Southern region. The swell has also been big over the past few days so to sum […]

The third and final part of my PADI Open Water Diver course was the actual open water dives. My open water dives took place at the National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC) over a weekend. NDAC is a large quarry in Chepstow, Wales that at it’s deepest is 80m (which I believe is the deepest inland dive […]

Part One: Self Study After booking onto the PADI Open Water Diver course I was sent through the PADI Open Water Diver manual, Dive Planner (and booklet) and a DVD. The manual is just under 300 pages in total. Whilst this may sound like a lot, it is well laid out and split into 5 sections, with useful […]